Image: Jonas Tellkamp [@bookings_always_closed]
Shortly before the originally planned ceremony of the Heavy Music Awards 2025, the organizers announced that the event had to be canceled due to health issues within the team. Instead, the announcement of the winners was made later, on October 4, in collaboration with Kerrang! Radio.
The organizers commented again:
"We’re so glad we can still shine a spotlight on these amazing artists even if we have to do it a bit different this year."
Among the winning bands this year are Bring Me The Horizon with Best Album, Thrown with Best Breakthrough Album, Knocked Loose as Best International Artist, and many other well-known names from the scene. Below you’ll find all nominees and award winners.
Best Album
Winner: Bring Me The Horizon – POST HUMAN: NeX GEn
Other nominees:
- Amyl & The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness
- Bilmuri – American Motor Sports
- Cynthoni, Lee Malia, Zakk Cervini, Dan Lancaster, DAIDAI
- Heriot – Devoured By The Mouth Of Hell
- Knocked Loose – You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To
- Linkin Park – From Zero
- Poppy – Negative Spaces
Best Breakthrough Album
Other nominees:
- Allt – From The New World
- Better Lovers – Highly Irresponsible
- Dead Pony – Ignore This
- RØRY – Restoration
- Scene Queen – Hot Singles In Your Area
- Speed – Only One Mode
Best UK Artist
Other nominees:
- Architects
- Bring Me The Horizon
- Enter Shikari
- Heriot
- Neck Deep
- Sleep Token
Best International Artist
Other nominees:
- Bad Omens
- Electric Callboy
- Green Day
- Linkin Park
- Poppy
- Spiritbox
Best UK Live Artist
Other nominees:
- Bleed From Within
- Boston Manor
- Bring Me The Horizon
- Enter Shikari
- High Vis
- Sleep Token
Best International Live Artist
Other nominees:
- Electric Callboy
- Gojira
- Green Day
- Korn
- Spiritbox
- The Warning
Best Breakthrough Live Artist
Winner: House of Protection
Other nominees:
- ALT BLK ERA
- Better Lovers
- LØLØ
- RØRY
- South Arcade
- unpeople
Best UK Breakthrough Artist
Winner: South Arcade
Other nominees:
- Dead Pony
- Lambrini Girls
- SNAYX
- Split Chain
- unpeople
- Vower
Best International Breakthrough Artist
Other nominees:
- Allt
- Amira Elfeky
- Bambie Thug
- GEL
- Gore.
- House of Protection
Best Album Artwork
Other nominees:
- 156/Silence – People Watching
- Blood Incantation – Absolute Elsewhere
- The Ghost Inside – Searching For Solace
- Laura Jane Grace – Hole in My Head
- Linkin Park – From Zero
- Neck Deep – Neck Deep
